People.com Politics Looking Back at the Obamas' Trips to National Parks and More Barack Obama's latest gig? Narrator for Netflix's Our Great National Parks (streaming now). Obama knows of what he speaks: The former president made public lands a major focus while in office. Here's a look at some of his visits, including with his wife and kids — from Alaska to Hawaii to Maine and more By People Staff Published on April 19, 2022 09:48 AM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 16 Barack Obama at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska 02 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama walks along the rocks at Acadia National Park in Maine on July 17, 2010. 03 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama takes in the view in Patagonia, Argentina. 04 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix At Carlsbad Cavern National Park in New Mexico 05 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama (right) holds a salmon with local fisherwomen in Kenai Fjords, Alaska. 06 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama with locals in Kenai Fjords, Alaska 07 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama (center) at Kenai Fjords, Alaska 08 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama takes in the view in Patagonia, Argentina. 09 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix President Barack Obama and family with a park ranger at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico 10 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Marine One lands at Yosemite National Park. 11 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix From left: Michelle and Barack Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia on a boat tour near Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 16, 2010. 12 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama in Kenai Fjords, Alaska 13 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico 14 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama (right) with locals in Kenai Fjords, Alaska 15 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix From left: Michelle, Barack and Malia Obama go for a boat ride on Lake Nahuel Huapi in Nahuel Huapi National Park in Bariloche, Argentina, on March 24, 2016. 16 of 16 Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix Barack Obama snorkels in Hawaii.